Water heater



P. P. HAcKET-r Aug. 25

WATER HEATER Filed sept. 17, 1954 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 25,` 1936 i jl STATES TENT o1-FICE Paul Peter Hackett, Southampton, N. Y. Application September 17, 1934,-Serial N o. 744,424

2 Claims.

This-invention relates to water heaters 4and its general object is to provide a heating device that not only acts to'heat water but is used for cooking purposes in the same capacity as the domestic kerosene cooking range or stove.

A further object of the invention is to provide a heater of the character set forth, that is constructed to heat a maximum amount of water in minimum time, and with minimum consumption of fuel. y

Another object of the invention is to provide a heater that can be applied to a domestic kerosene cooking range, is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely efficient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding.v parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front View of the heater constructed in accordance with the present invention with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 2-2 of Figure l.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the letter A indicates the conventional supporting bar of the usual kerosene cooking range or stove and which as shown supports the device which forms the subject matter of the present invention.

The device includes a burner that is provided with an annular hollow base portion I which is substantially ilat and provides a fuel chamber 2 that has formed therewith and rising therefrom concentrically arranged wick holders 3 that are disposed in communication with the chamber 2 through the medium of restricted passageways as shown, and the wick holders receive wicks 4, the

i latter being easily removable as will be apparent upon inspection of Figure l.

The outer annular wall of the outer wick holder has formed. thereon a tongue 5 to provide an annular groove, while the inner wall of the inner wick holder has formed thereon a like tongue 6 to provide an annular groove which receives the inner sleeve 1, and the annular groove of the tongue 5 receives the outer sleeve 8, the outer sleeve being slightly shorter than the inner one and mounted upon the upper end of both of the sleeves to be supported thereby is a cap member 9 which is detachably received thereby, and the cap member is of the open work type, in that it includes. ring members having secured thereto bridging pieces I0.

Disposed between the sleeves is the water re- 5 ceiving means of my heater which includes an annular lower chamber II that rests upon the base portion I between the wick holders 3, and disposed in communication with the lower chamber II is a water inlet pipe I2 that extends from 10 a source of supply as will be apparent. Formed on the lower chamber or otherwise secured thereto, as well as being in communication therewith, is what I term a honeycomb cylinder I3, in that it includes water passageways shaped and asso- 15 ciated with respect to each other to simulate a honeycomb as clearly shown in Figure l, it being apparent that the water passageways of the cylinder are all in communication with each other, and the cylinder has its upper end in communica- 20 tion with an annular upper chamber I4 which together with the lower chamber II act in the capacity as reservoirs. The chambers are rectangular in cross section and the upper chamber has disposed in communication therewith a water out- 25 let pipe I5.

Fuel is supplied to the chamber 2 from a feed pipe I 6 which is connected with the chamber 2 through the instrumentality of a hollow head Il formed on the pipe I6, and radiating from the head I1 for communication with the chamber 2 are pipes I8.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing it will be obvious that I have provided a heater that is primarily designed for heating water in that the water receiving means is disposed between the sleeves l and 8, with the cylinder I3 arranged between the path of the fla-mes from the wicks d, with the result the outer and inner sides of the cylinder I3 are subject-ed to intense heat which not only expedites the heating action of the water within the cylinder, but due to the particular honeycomb construction of the latter, the heating action is materially increased which of course will provide a maximum amount of hot water in minimum time with minimum consumption of fuel.

In order to have a relatively great quantity of water within they passages of the cylinder I3, 50 it will be noted that the members that make up the passages: are relatively at, and this feature also acts to increase the heating action.

It will be noted that the sleeves 1 and 8 provide a chimney for the burner, therefore the heat 5,5

is conned about the cylinder I3 which likewise contributes toward bringing about expeditious heating action of the water.

'Ihe open work cap member allows for the escape of heat from the chimney and this heat can be used for cooking purposes in the same manner as the heat from the usual burner of a domestic kerosene cooking range or stove.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features-of my invention Will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. A heater comprising a burner including a pair of concentrically arranged heating means, sleeves supported upon the heating means and being spaced to provide a chimney, cap means for the chimney, water receiving means including a cylinder having water passageways shaped and associated with respect to each other to simulate a honeycomb, a lower chamber for the water receiving means and supported upon the burner, an upper chamber and together with the lower chamber being in communication with the cylinder, said water receiving means being disposed in the chimney, and water inlet and outlet means for the water receiving means.

2. A heater comprising a burner including concentrically arranged heating means, means for supplying fuel to the heating means, tongues formed with each heating means and providing an annular groove, sleeves received in the tongues and being spaced to provide an annular chimney, an open work cap for the chimney, water receiving means including a cylinder having communieating passageways shaped to simulate a honeycomb, a lower chamber supported on the burner between the heating means and being in communication with the cylinder, an upper chamber in communication with the cylinder, water inlet means for the water receiving means in communication with the lower chamber, water outlet means in communication with the upper chamber.

PAUL PETER HACKE'IT. 

